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Otarocyon

Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Otarocyon Wang et al. p. 40
2008Otarocyon Wang et al.
2022Otarocyon Korth et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
familyCanidae
subfamilyBorophaginae
genusOtarocyon

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Otarocyon Wang et al. 1999
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Otarocyon cooki Macdonald 1963
Otarocyon cuspidatus Green 1954
Otarocyon macdonaldi Wang et al. 1999
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Diet 2: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 19:28:06
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Orellan to the top of the Geringian or 33.90000 to 26.30000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Chadronian - Orellan37.2 - 33.3USA (Nebraska) O. macdonaldi (230806)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Montana) O. macdonaldi (17091)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (South Dakota) O. macdonaldi (17195)
Geringian30.8 - 26.3USA (South Dakota) Cynodesmus cooki (17635) O. cooki (17641)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Wyoming) O. cooki (17472 17532 17571)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (South Dakota) Cynodesmus cooki (17517)